''Lampronia standfussiella'' is a

moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...

of the family

Prodoxidae The Prodoxidae are a family of moths, generally small in size and nondescript in appearance. They include species of moderate pest status, such as the Lampronia capitella, currant shoot borer, and others of considerable ecological and evolutionar ...

. It is found in central Europe, including the

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and

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It extends from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains in the south, bordered by Lithuania and Russia to the northeast, Belarus and Ukrai ...

, north to

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and

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and northern

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. The

wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the opposite wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777–200 has a wingspan of , and a wandering albatross (''Diomedea exulans'') caught in 1965 had a wingsp ...

is . The larvae probably feed on ''

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'' species. Larvae have been reported on ''

Rosa majalis ''Rosa majalis'' (syn. ''R. cinnamomea'' sensu L. 1759, non 1753; ''R. cinnamomea'' auct. non L.; cinnamon rose; double cinnamon rose) is a species of deciduous shrubs in the genus ''Rosa'', native to forests of Europe and Siberia. It grows to 2 ...

'' and ''

Ribes spicatum ''Ribes spicatum'', the downy currant or Nordic currant, is a species of shrub in the family Grossulariaceae, native to northern Europe and northern Asia. Its bright red berries are edible and quite goodtasting. It can be differentiated from the ...

''.

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Fauna Europaea

Prodoxidae Moths described in 1839 Moths of Europe {{Incurvarioidea-stub